Transcript of "M Piedade Ferreira Curriculum Vitae Sept 2011"

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Curriculum VitaeContact InformationName: Maria da Piedade Aldinhas de Freitas Ferreira Date of birth: 03/10/1983e-mail m.piedade.ferreira@gmail.com Telephone +351 919335728Affiliation: School of Architecture, Lisbon Technical University (FA-UTL), PortugalAppointment: PhD Candidate/ Researcher at CIAUD/FA-UTLEducation and training2010 | PhD Proposal approved in public defence exam at FA-UTL, voting members of the juri: Professor George Stiny (PhD, MIT), Professor Rui Barreiros Duarte (PhD, FA-UTL), Professor Duarte Cabral de Mello (PhD, FA-UTL), Professor José Pinto Duarte (PhD, FA-UTL).2009 - | PhD Student at the School of Architecture of Lisbon, Technical University of Lisbon (FA-UTL). Finished the first year of FA-UTL’s PhD Program, in the field of “Theory and Practice of Architecture”, with an average of 16/20 values. Thesis theme_ “Embodied (E)Motions: A path to expand Architectural Consciousness”. Advisor – Professor Duarte Cabral de Mello (PhD, FA-UTL), Co-advisor – Professor José Pinto Duarte (PhD, FA-UTL) to be submitted at FA-UTL.2001 - 2008 | Diploma in Architecture, School of Architecture, with an average of 13 /20 values, FA-UTL.Awards | Distinctions2011 | Awarded the eCAADe’s “First PhD Grant for Young Researchers”. The Grant was given to 5 students under 35 and was worth more than 400eur, including a special students registration fee to attend the 2011’s eCAADe International Seminar “Respecting Fragile Places”, University of Ljubljana, 1

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Faculty of Architecture, Ljubljana, Slovenia, de 21 - 24 September 2011, Chair Tadeja Zupancic.2011 | Awarded with a Merit Distinction in the “Young Researchers Competition UTL/CGD/Delloitte 2011”.The competition granted awards to researchers under 35, belonging to the Lisbon Technical University and having made significant work in areas such as Architecture, Computation, Mathematics, Robotics and Social Sciences.2001 | Awarded with the 3rd place in the “Autocolante 25 de Abril Competition”. The competition was promoted by Almada’s City Hall to celebrate the 27th birthday of Portuguese Democracy and granted awards to young local artists.Research InterestsResearch activity dedicated to the artistic exploration of the holistic relationship betweenBody, Movement and Space and user’s empathic connection with architecture as a sourceof well being. Main topics: Architecture; User well-being; Immersive environments;Embodiment; Phenomenology; Somaesthetics; Computation.Research Experience2011- | Member of the CIAUD/FA-UTL – Centro de Investigação em Arquitectura, Urbanismo e Design.2006 | Colaboration in the research project “Urbanismo Colonial- os Planos de urbanização nas antigas provincias ultramarinas, 1934-74”, at the Squares Office, Department of Urbanism, FAUTL. Role: digitalization and management of data to use in research such as cartography, maps, and process files. Coord. Professor Carlos Dias Coelho (PhD).2004-2005 | Colaboration in the study of Almada City’s Urban Planning Project, during the course on Urban Design I, of the 3rd year of Architecture’s Diploma at FAUTL. The study was conducted by students coordinated by Professor João Sousa Morais (PhD, chair) and was sponsored by the City of Almada’s Municipality.Participation in International Seminars | Symposiums | Workshops2011 | “eCAADe International Seminar 2011 - Respecting Fragile Places”, Coord. Tadeja Zupancic. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture, Ljubljana, Eslovénia, de 21 - 24 de September 2011. 2